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Reusing Thin Stone in Façades

Reusing thin stone from urban façades means combining heritage with environmental performance. Thanks to its durability and low carbon footprint, stone becomes a powerful lever for the circular economy. But be warned: the location of the machining process is decisive. Stone reused nearby can be 6 times less polluting than stone reused 1,500 km...

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Mobile Solar Shading

Can solar heat gain be reduced while limiting the carbon impact of materials? Carbon impact is currently a major issue in the construction of building envelopes. This is why Arcora developed ecale.io, a free, online version of its low-carbon design tool (1). Among the multiple functions of an envelope, the solar filtering capacity is...

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RAW EARTH – Geo-sourced Construction

Arcora continues its work on raw earth construction processes: getting to grips with earth material during a manipulation session supervised by the Atelier matière à construire (Amàco: https://amaco.org/) and visiting the Cycle Terre raw earth material factory, located in Sevran (93). Carazas Test The Carazas Test, through material manipulation, invites us to understand the...

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Héméra ArEx – Un système inédit de protection solaire actionné par un fil en alliage à mémoire de forme

Après 3 ans de recherche, Arcora présente Héméra*, un système silencieux, compact et autonome, développé avec les chercheurs du laboratoires Navier de l’Ecole des Ponts ParisTech avec le soutien du groupe Ingérop dans le cadre de sa démarche active d’innovation et de R&D, et Wicona France, partenaire industriel du projet. Il s’agit du premier...

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